BK, hope you do not mind me chimeing in. I do not have a cervicle injury. mine is the lumbar.

With that being said, we both share nerve damage. You indicated that you suffer from it during the day and night. However; you question was about at night while asleep.

Lets think about the position of you neck while you are asleep. I believe your neck is in a bent position. ( I to sleep on my side.) You may want to try some self diagnostic. When you go to sleep. Add an extra one to two pillow. In an attempt to keep the cervicle inline with the thorasic part of the spine.

It sounds like to me that you are putting more pressure on a nerve while your neck is in a bent position.

8-05, Micro laminectomy/disectomy. 10-05 lumbar fusion L5-S1. 2-07 exploritory surgery. 12-07 medical implant, Spinal Cord Stimulator. now receiving SSDI. After going back to school, I received my degree as a mechanical engineer. What can I say, it was the only way I had to beat the system.